Starship Humans

Lying on the ground, Yuan had just absorbed the gentle energy contained within the stone into his body when he felt every cell in his body suddenly discover a water source, much like someone lost in a desert for over ten days.

They radiated an intense craving for energy, instantly snatching up the gentle energy, while the remaining cells that hadn't shared in the bounty seemed to protest in silence, emitting a pulling force.

Only then did Yuan feel waves of soreness and numbness spreading through almost every inch of his body; the intense discomfort caused him to frown involuntarily.

The gentle woman in animal skins observed Yuan's expression carefully and reminded him with a smile: "Take it slow, don't absorb it too quickly. Focus on guiding the energy from the stone toward the Micro-Planet within your Dantian!"

Yuan followed her instructions. Although the energy was always consumed before it could reach the Dantian in his abdomen, the deliberate guidance significantly alleviated the soreness and numbness throughout his body.

The man in the crude armor exchanged a glance with his wife; they easily perceived that Yuan was a novice lacking basic cultivation knowledge.

Yet, his pupils contained the iconic silver-white, star-shaped symbol of the Light Artistic Conception. By all accounts, he should be a cultivation genius...

The man in the crude armor signaled his wife with his eyes to take away the little girl, who was curiously observing the material of Yuan's clothes, and then he took the stone from Yuan's hand.

Forced to interrupt his recovery, Yuan was somewhat surprised, but being clever, he watched the man in the crude armor calmly, waiting for his explanation.

"You should be able to move with some effort now. Sit up, let's talk!"

Yuan followed his instructions. He struggled to lift his hand to check his Smart Wristwatch, only to find it was in offline mode. Had he already traveled far beyond the borders of the Yisi Kingdom?

Yuan managed to prop up his body and asked weakly: "Who are you people? Where is this?"

"You don't recognize us?" Now it was the man in the crude armor's turn to be surprised. He pointed to his own cheeks, giving Yuan a hint.

Only then did Yuan notice that on both sides of his cheeks, there were small patches of light blue fish scales.

Other than that, the rest of him was no different from a typical Isis Race member. Because the light had been dim before, Yuan hadn't noticed.

"You said 'you Isis Race' just now, so you aren't part of the Isis Race? You come from the starry sky outside Dongyuan Planet?" Yuan asked.

"Yes," the man in the crude armor replied. "My name is Shenghui, and my wife Chaiting and our daughter are 'Human Race' living in this vicinity."

"'Shenghui', 'Chaiting', 'Human Race'? Such strange pronunciations." Yuan tried hard to recall, but realized he truly knew nothing about this so-called "Human Race."

Yuan deliberated before replying: "Apologies, to me, you look exactly like the Isis Race. I wasn't aware that there were races so similar to the Isis Race on Dongyuan Planet."

Shenghui, the man in the crude armor, waved his hand: "We arrived on Dongyuan Planet about two million years ago. It seems that ordinary Isis Race members no longer know of our existence..."

He resumed his cold expression, held up the warm, egg-sized, greenish stone in his hand, and continued: "This 'Wenshui Stone' should be able to fully repair your body, but we cannot provide it for nothing! Do you understand?"

Yuan glanced at the Action Mecha parked nearby with a sudden realization and said decisively: "What do you need me to do?"

"Hand over the authorization code and control rights for this mecha, and this 'Wenshui Stone' will be yours."

Yuan said helplessly: "I'm sorry, I can hand over the control rights, but this mecha didn't originally belong to me, and I don't have the authorization code."

This mecha belonged to the Scavenger Team, who might have been connected to the group seeking the Purple Crystal. However, given the current situation, Qiaona wouldn't mind him trading this mecha away...

Shenghui was somewhat disappointed, but he still affirmed: "Control rights will suffice!"

Yuan struggled to adjust his posture to sit more comfortably and said: "I have one more condition. I hope you can help me by escorting me back to the nearest Isis Race city!"

Yuan didn't know how much time had passed, but his parents must be very worried about him; he had to find a way to contact them quickly.

"I'm sorry, I cannot leave my people too far behind, so I cannot escort you, but we can provide you with whatever help we can!"

"Deal!"

Only then did the gentle woman in animal skins, Chaiting, bring the little girl back: "I'm sorry, my husband still needs to provide for our people, which is why he proposed such a condition."

Yuan smiled: "You saved my life, and I am merely giving away an ordinary Action Mecha. In the end, I'm the one who profited."

Yuan struggled to lift his Smart Wristwatch toward Shenghui, scanned it, and handed over the control rights.

Without control rights or an authorization code, operating this mecha would be extremely troublesome. One would have to decrypt the system permissions with a level of technology higher than the mecha itself, and the cost of doing so would exceed the value of the machine itself.

Shenghui handed the Wenshui Stone back to Yuan: "Rest well and recover your cultivation as soon as possible!"

"May I ask where this is? What is the name of the nearest Isis Race city?"

Shenghui had an answer ready: "This was once the heart of the Northern Rock Race territory. There was a Northern Rock Race city nearby called 'Biweituo', but it was abandoned after the Light-Deriving Snake wiped them out. The nearest Isis Race city is about seven or eight hundred thousand kilometers away."

That damn Purple Crystal! Yuan cursed inwardly. The maximum circumference of Dongyuan Planet is only 3.3 million kilometers. That means I've traveled across nearly a quarter of the entire planet!

In reality, this couldn't be blamed on the Purple Crystal; after all, if they hadn't run far enough, and if the forces behind them had a World Rank powerhouse, they could have been easily discovered using world power to scan the area.

Moreover, they had moved far away from the Isis Race cities protected by powerhouses, which was practically walking into a trap...

At such a distance, with Yuan's Earth Rank strength, it would take two full Dongyuan Planet years to run back, and that was assuming he didn't encounter any danger and didn't have to take any detours!

No wonder even my Smart Wristwatch is offline. Purple Crystal! If you happen to die, how am I supposed to get home!

Yuan's reaction was already within Chaiting's expectations: "Just focus on recovering for now, take it one step at a time. There will always be a way!"

Shenghui had already driven the mecha away, leaving Yuan alone in the cave to struggle to recover his cultivation. When the three strangers were there, Yuan hadn't felt much.

But now, looking at the empty cave and listening to the sounds of Desolate Beasts echoing outside, he realized just how far he was from his familiar family, friends, and stable living environment!

The unfamiliar surroundings and the terrifying dangers that could descend at any moment could easily take his life!

Yuan felt an uncontrollable, intense sense of emptiness, bewilderment, and fear!

After all, the previous Yuan was just an ordinary, handsome Isis Race man whose greatest dream was to break through to the Flying Star Rank, live for 6,000 years, become a minor clerk in the Tribal Council, and save up enough money to marry two Isis Race girls...

If the two wives had a conflict, he would coax the older one today and the younger one tomorrow, taking turns...

As for the rest of his time, he would urge his children to cultivate—no, forget it, if they want to cultivate, fine; if not, whatever. They would reach Apprentice Rank 9 eventually anyway. Once he saved enough resources for them to break through to the Earth Rank, he would kick them out of the house to live independently.

He was still staying at home coaxing his wife, coaxing the older one today, and the younger one tomorrow...

"Sigh~" A faint sigh echoed through the empty cave...

There was still not a sliver of light coming from the cave entrance. The fact that Shenghui and his clansmen lived nearby meant that this place was relatively safe for the time being.

Yuan temporarily set aside his uneasy emotions, gripped the Wenshui Stone, and channeled its energy toward his Dantian with all his might.

Because of Yuan's deliberate guidance, his body's cells did not swarm to snatch the energy as they had at the beginning, but the energy was still being depleted halfway through time and time again.

He forcibly resisted the urge to absorb the external Universe Energy. If the body was overly depleted, he could only guide it carefully and absorb the gentle energy first. The Universe Energy on Dongyuan Planet was dense and violent; if it rushed directly into a body that was overly depleted of energy, it could collapse the Earth Rank Micro-Planet. Having his cultivation completely crippled would be a minor matter; in serious cases, he could even explode and die!

He only learned these things because Shenghui, this wild "Human Race" member, had told him.

Yuan had listened in stunned silence. He had always stayed in safe cities before; as long as he didn't court death or commit crimes, there was no way he would ever reach a point where the energy in his body was completely exhausted...

As the gentle energy was depleted time and time again, it finally drew closer and closer to the Dantian through Yuan's efforts. "Boom~"

Yuan's consciousness followed the energy and finally arrived within the vast Dantian.

One Micro-Planet, two Micro-Planets, three Micro-Planets? Hmm? Yuan, in his conscious state, felt somewhat bewildered. When did I reach the third stage of the Earth Rank?

He hadn't even studied the cultivation method for condensing a second Micro-Planet in detail yet, and he had inexplicably reached the third stage of the Earth Rank!

There were a total of three Micro-Planets in the Dantian. The central Micro-Planet was the one he possessed when he first reached the first stage of the Earth Rank, while the other two were produced upon reaching the second and third stages of the Earth Rank respectively.

The central one was the largest, and the other two planets orbited the central one, much like the Earth orbiting the Sun. However, all three Micro-Planets were dim and lusterless at this moment, as if they could be extinguished at any time.

As the gentle energy broke into the Dantian and was absorbed by the Micro-Planets, they gradually began to brighten, and as their brightness returned to a certain level.

Only then did Yuan dare to follow the methods in the <Gene Origin Energy Cultivation Method - Cultivation Guide> and begin absorbing external energy.

Relying on the power of the three Micro-Planets to guide it, the chaotic Universe Energy obediently followed the designated route and entered the Dantian.

Finally, it was absorbed by the Micro-Planets, converted into his own Gene Origin Energy, and then absorbed by cells throughout his entire body.

The third-stage Gene Origin Energy began a new round of strengthening his body. Yuan felt a wave of comfort after his strength surged: "No wonder so many people are addicted to cultivation. This feeling of strength skyrocketing is truly amazing!"

Yuan guided the new Gene Origin Energy, rushing all the way toward his Consciousness Sea. The Consciousness Sea was equally vast, and what met his eyes were two Micro-Planets of mental energy, one large and one small. He was a second-stage Earth Rank Spirit Reader!

As the Micro-Planets in the Consciousness Sea were also re-illuminated, the second-stage mental energy circulated throughout his body, though its strengthening effect on his physical form had become very small.

Yuan's consciousness arrived before the Purple Crystal. Facing the purple crystal, which had also become dim and lusterless, Yuan tried to guide the Gene Origin Energy, mental energy, and the gentle energy from the Wenshui Stone for the Purple Crystal to absorb, but unfortunately, there was no reaction at all.

Yuan felt somewhat speechless. What should I do without the Purple Crystal?

After the initial experience of absorbing the Wenshui Stone, although he felt the Gene Origin Energy in his body stirring, wanting to do something to the light outside.

But after all, without the corresponding cultivation method, Yuan still resisted the urge. Perhaps he could ask Shenghui and the others tomorrow...

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